Register for pool-tables.



PATBNTBD JAN. 30,'1906.

l G. o; 13E-0K. REGISTER POR POOL TABLES..

APPLICATION FILED AIG. 1'7l 1904.

s SHEETS-SHEET 1 PATENTED JAN. 3o, l1906. G. G. BECK. REGISTER EOE P001. TABLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17, 1904.

3 SHBETSSHEET 2.

Nl m@ .Umor RMV PATENEED JAN. 30,1906. O. O. BECK. REGISTER EOE POOL TABLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17, 1904.

' To all whom, it may concern/:

rrEn STAT Es PATENT OEEIOE.

GEORGE o. BECK, OE BEAVERGREEK, MINNESOTA.

IREGISTER4 Fo'n POOL-TABLES.

No. 811,195,l

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. BECK, of Beavercreek, in the county of `Rock, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Registers for Pool- Tables, of which the following is a specifica- I tion.

In Letters Patent ofthe United States ANo.

' 732,503,1Ssued to me June 30, 1903, and in' Vio Letters Patent No. 7 38,515, issued to me September 8, v1903, I have shown and described certain im rovements in. registers for pooltables; an my present invention has for its object to' im rove and simplify the mechanelevation of a registerembo v suitable means.

ism of my a oresaid patents,

In my present device I- make use of mech-` anism to which the triangle used for setting up the balls on the table is connected, so that eachtime the triangle is used for setting up the balls a game will be counted upon the register.

The invention consists generally .in the constructions 4and combinations hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the clalims.h f y n t e,accom an Vdrawin s, ormin part of this speciiicatihlrgi, Fi egl isa fron ying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the registering mechanism on line 2 2 of Fig. 4. Fig. 3- is a front elevation of the registering mechanism, a portion of the dial being shown position and a portion of it being broken awayto show the interior mechanism. Fig. 4 is a tering mechanism with the dial and hand or p ointer removed and wi h the parts in the position which they assume while the relgister 1s be1ng operated. Fig- 5 is a view sim' ar to Fig. 4,.the parts being in theposition which they assume at the end of lthe registering or counting operation. Fi 6 is a detail section on line .6 6 of Fig. 5 loolgiing in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 7 is 'a detail i the disk that moves the register-operating dog.

, I n the drawings, 2 represents a suitable casing in which the parts of the mechanism are arranged. This casing is preferably Se#l cured upon a hanger 3, that is usuall secured to the ceiling of t e room in which the device is located by a plate or casting 4. The casing 2 may be secured to the hanger by any I have-shown an u Wardlyprolecting rod 5, extending Jfrom `t` e upper part ofthe casing and connected tothe lower Specication of Letters Patent.

minima-med August 17,1904. serial N0. 221,o54.

. iont of the casing 2 and AAs the ratchet-wheel is mark cashier can b front elevation of the regisan extent as to cause lower portion of the casing is similarly provided With a projection 6, to which a rod 7 is secured. This rod `is end with an eye 8, through which the cord 9 asses that is connected to the' triangle 9. A dial 10, having the numerals Jfrom 0 to 15 `arranged thereon, is secured over the i serves to inclosefthe mechanism arranged in said casing. A1'- ranged in the casing is a stud 11. This stud has mounted upon it a ratchet-wheel 12, and the hub of the wheel projects through an vopening in the dial 10 secured to it; A coil-spring 14 is connected to the hub ofthe wheel 12 and to the casing.

wound up, 'and when the wheel is released the spring turns the ratchet-wheel and pointer, so as to bring the pointer op osite the zero- (Shown in Fig. 1.) ranged within the casing is a 15, adapted to enspring-dog gage the teeth of the ratchet-wheel and pre- 'vent backward movement thereof. A cord 1 6 is connected to this` dog and runs preferably through rings 17 and 18, secured to the ceiling of t e room and-terminates at a point near the 'cashiers desk. When the register .has been operated to count ifteen games or any less number re resenting the totalnumber of games playe by any set of pla ers, the

pulling the cord 16 re ratchet-whee 12 and permit the spring 14 to f turn thepointei back to zero against the stoppii 13', located at that point. with the registering device which will prevent the ratchetheel Jfrom being turned to such the pointer to pass beyond the highest number on the dial. For this purpose I pr'ovide upon the hub of the ratchet-wheel aloose plate 19. This plate is mounted so as'to turn freely uplon the hub of the wheel, and one end oi t e plate is of greater width than the other, as shown by dotted lines in Figs. 3, 4, and 5, so that while the late is Jiee to swing loosel upon the hub of tlie wheel it stands norma ly in the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, with its u per end in conntact with the under surface oi3 the dog 15. The upper end ofthe plate is preferably turned over7 so as to stand substantially at right angles to the main part of ease the Patented l'an.3('), 1906.

end of the depending rodv or hanger 3. The

provided at its lower' and has the pointer 13 rotated this spring isprefer to provide means in connection lthe late, and this end of the plate rests nor- IIO f2 l engine inner Wall of the casing. Upon the back downward and turning the disk or wheel 25 f the ratchet-wheel are two lugs 22 and 23. upon its axis, winding the cord or chain 40 (Seel dotted lines in Figs. 3, 4, and 5, also see upon the periphery of the wheel and putting Fig. 2.) The lug 23 is in such position that the spring 41 under tension. When the 5 if the register is turned so as to carry the wheel 25 has been turned far enough, the 7o pointery beyond the number l 15 (or whatnotch'41 will be brought opposite the latch eVer number is used as the highest number 42, and said latch will engage said notch and O11, the dial) the end of the plate 19 will lock the Wheel in this position with the pass under the end of the spring-dog 15 and spring under tension. This movement of the Io raise said dog above the line of the teeth rod 39,whichmoves saidrod from the position 75 011 the ratchet-wheel, and said dog will thus shown in Fig. 5 to that shown in Fig. 3, will be preventedl from engaging the ratchetalso turn the disk 28 from the position shown tooth, and when the operating-pawl is disin Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig; 3, carengaged from the ratchet-wheel said wheel rying the lug 29 on said disk to the other side Will be turned backward by the spring 14,and of the short arm of the bell-crank lever 31. 8 0 the dog 15 willthen engage the next tooth on A cord 45 is connected to the latch 42 and the Wheel and the pointer will stand opposite hangs downward therefrom. If preferred, the highest number on the dial. The posithe endsof this cord may be provided with a tion to Which the plate 19 is turned for the ring 46, and the cord 9 may extend through 2`o purpose of preventing the dog 15 from engagthis ring.' (See Fig. 1.) When it is desired 85 lng the ratchet-wheel is shown in Fig. 4 of the to register a game, the attendant releases the drawings. Astop-24u on the inner surface latch 42 by pulling on the cord 45. The of the casing is provide which prevents the spring 41 nowturns the wheel 25, thereby ratchet-wheel and the plate 19 from being turningthedisk28 and causingtheshoulder30 2 5 turned far enough to ermit the dog 15 to on the lug 29 to engage the short arm of the 9o drop back ofthe end o the plate. bell-crank lever 31: This movement causes For the purpose of operating the ratchetthe dog 34 to engage one of the teeth of the wheel after each use of the triangle 9 I proratchet-wheel and-turn said wheel onenotch, vide upon the rear of the casing 2 a wheel or the parts traveling from the position shown in 3o disk 25. This wheel is preferably secured Fig.5to that shown in Fig. 4. Theendof the 95 upon a stud 26 by means of a nut 27. The short arm of the lever 31 engages the inf Stud extends through the wall of the casing, clinedlug38,andridingup theinclined surface and arranged upon the stud within the casing of said lug this end of the lever is caused to so as to turn therewith is a disk 28, having a clear the lug 29 on the disk 28. Said lever is small portion of its periphery bent upward to thereby released, and the spring 33 immediroo form a lug 29, having a shoulder 30. `A bellately moves said lever and the dog 34 from crank lever 31 is arranged centrally upon the the position shown in Fig. 4 to that shown in disk 28, being-secured in position by a screw Fig. 5. The ratchet -wheel will by this 32. A coil-.spring 33 surrounds this screw, means be turned a distance equal to one gio and one end thereof engages the wall of the notch upon its circumference, and the pointer 105 casing, and the other end engages one arm of 13 will pass from one figure on the dial to the the lever 31. (See Figs. 3, 4, and 5.) A dog next one, Byrepeating this operation when 34 vis pivoted to the long arm of the lever 31, each game is played the register will show the and a spring 35, arranged upon the pivot of number of games played by each set of playthe dog and engaging alug 36 upon said dog ers. When fifteen games have been played, 1ro and also the projection 37 on the end of the or if any set of players stop using the table lever, tends to throw the upper end ofthe dog after having played a less number of gaines toward the ratchet-wheel 12. (See Fig. 5.) than fifteen, the cashier can reset the register An inclined lug 38 is arranged upon the inner at zero by pulling the cord' 16. As it is some- 5o surface of thecasing 2 near the edge of the times desirable to have the cashier operate the 115 disk 28. (See Figs. 4 and 5.) An arm 39 register, I connecta cord 47 to one arm of the extends radially from the wheel 25. A cord lever 3l and carry this cord also through the or chain 40 has one end secured to the periphrings 17 and 18 to a point near the cashiers ery of the wheel-and its other end secured to a desk. (See Fig. 1.) I prefer to secure the coil-spring 41, the opposite end of the spring end of thisford to the wall of the room or izo being connected to the lower end of the rod 7. someother stationary obgect and l also prefer The wheel -25 is provided with a notch 41 in to connect a spring 48 to this cord and also to its periphery, (see Fig. 4,) and a spring-latch the ring 17. v (See Fig. 1.) The use of the 42 is arranged to engage said notch. (See spring 48 prevents any undue strain upc-n thrv 6c Fig. 2.) in operating the device, the parts .iight fpring 23. conne-'ted to the lever 31. 12 5 being in the position shown in Fig. 1, the tri- The-register herein shown and described is angle 9 is removed to the pool-table. In orexceedingly simlple in construction and mode der to do this, the operator must draw out of operation. t cannot be gotten out 'of orthe cord 9 through the eye 8 on'the lower der, it can be readily seen both by the playc 5 end of the rod 1.7, thereby turning the rod 39 l ers and the cashier, and by using this device 130 -Which sai ranged to engage' said plate and 'move it unvder said dog to disengage it from said teeth,

lthe roprietor has an absolute count of the num er of games played upon each table and there can be no disputing the cord.

I do not limit myselft the details of the construction herein shown and described, as the same may be modified in many particulars Without departing from my invention.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a pool-table register, the combination, with a dial and a pointer, of a springactuated member, a po -table triangle having a ilexible connection with said member, means for locking said member against the tension of its spring at the limit ofits movement in one direction,and a mechanism ar- Yranged to'be set by suchmovement of said member for actuating said pointer when said member is released bythe movement of said locking means.

2. In a pool-table register, the combination, With a dial and a ointer arranged to move over the same, o a spring-actuated ratchet-Wheel upon the hub of which said pointer is secured,vmeans `tor moving said .Wheel step by, step in one direction, a do arranged to engage the teeth of-said W eel and normally lock it a ail'ist backward movement, a plate 19 loose y mounted on the hub of said Wheel, a lug 22 carried by said Wheel and adapted to engagesaid plate and move it under said dog to disengage the same from said teeth, `and a lug 23 also arranged to engage said plate and return it to its normal position, Isubstantially as described.

3. In a'pool-table register, the 'combination, with a dial and a ointer arranged to move over the same, o a spring-actuated ratchet-Wheel on thel hub of. Which said l ointer is Secured means for I'eVOlVin said ,Wheel to ut said spring under tension, a do 15 normaily engaging the teeth of said Whee to prevent itsbackward movement, a looselymounted plate 19, lugs and 24 between plate is movable, and means arsubstantially as described.

4. In a pool-table-register, the combination,with4 a dial and a ointer arranged t0 move over the same, o -a s ring-actuated ratchet-Wheel connected'witli said pointer, means for' preventing backward movement of said Wheel, a Wheel having a laterallyextending operating-arm 39, a pool-table trian le having a flexible connection with said ro a spring connected with said Wheel 25 and ynormally tending to'hold said rod in its raised osition, a latch 42 arranged to enter a notcii) provided inthe Wheel 25 and lock said ro'd .in its de ressed position, and mechanism set b the epressionof said rod'for ac-v tuating sai ratchet-Wheel when said latch is released, substantially as described.

5-. In a pool-table register, the combination, With a dial and a lpointer arranged to Amovement in one direction,

move over the saine, of a ratchet-Wheel connected with said pointer, a Wheel 25 provided With a radial rod 39, a triangle having ble connection with said rod, a spring connected with said Wheel 25 and normally tending to hold said ro'd in its raised position,

means for temporarily locking said rod in its depressed position, and means arranged to be set by the rotation of the Wheel 25 and the depression of the rod 39 for moving s aid ratchet-Wheel step by step when said locking means is released, substantially as described.

16., In a pool-table register, the combination, with a dial and a pointer arranged tomove over the same, of a spring-actuated ratchet-Wheel connected with said pointer, a pool-table triangle, an oscillatin ro d having a iieXible connection with sai triangle, a

.spring arranged to be putunder tension by the movement of said rod in one direction, means for locking said rodat the limit of its and a mechanism arranged to be set by such movement of said `rod for actuating said ratchet-Wheel step by step when said rod is released by the movement of said locking means.

7. In apool-table register, the combination, with a dial and a movable pointer therefor, of an oscillating rod, a pool-table triangle having a flexible connection with s aid rod, a spring arranged to hold said rod in its normal inoperative position, locking means arranged to hold said rod at the limit of its movement in one direction against the tension of said spring, and mechanism set by such movement of said said rod is released by the movement of said locking means.'

8. In a pool-table register, the `combination, With a dial and a pointer therefor, of an operating-rod, a pool-table triangle having a rod for actuating said pointer when flexible connection with said rod, a Wheel 25 having a notch in its periphery, a spring connected with said Wheel and put under tension by the depression of said rod, a lockin -latch arranged to enter said notch when sai rod is depressed, sion of said rod for moving said pointer step by step when said Wheel and rod are released by the operation of said locking means.

9. In a pool-table register, the combination, with a dial and a pointer arranged to move over the same, of a spring-actuated ratchet-Wheel, connected with said pointer, an operating-rod 39, a pool-table triangle having a leXible connection with said rod, a spring arranged to hold said rod in its raised position, a bell-crank lever 31 having means to engage the teeth of said ratchet, a disk 28 having a lug 29 arranged to be set bythe depression. of saidrod 39 to engage said bellcrank and actuate it and said ratchet-Wheel A when said rodis released. l

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and mechanism set by the depres- 10. In a pool-table register,I the combination, With a dial and a pointer arranged `to move over the same, of a 'spring-actuated ratchet-Wheel connected with said pointer, a

` Wheel 25 having a notch in its periphery, a

spring connected with said Wheel 25, a pooltable triangle operatively connected With said Wheel 25, a locking-latch arranged to enter said notch, and mechanism set by the partial revolution of said wheel 25 for actuating saidratchet-Wheel when said lockinglat'ch Ais released, substantially as described.

11. In a pool-table register, the combination, With a dial and a pointer arranged t0 move over the same, of a spring-actuated ratchet connected with said pointer, a springactuated Wheel 25, a pool-table triangle opertively connected With said Wheel 25, means for locking said Wheel 25 at the limit of its movement in one direction against the tension of itsspring, and mechanism set by the 12. In a pool-table register, the combina- 25 tion, with a dial and a pointer, of a spring-actuated oscillating rod7 a pool-table triangle having a flexible connection with said rod, means for locking said rod against the tenon of its spring at the limit of itsmovement 3o n one direction, and mechanism for actuatng said pointer when said rod 1s released.

n Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of August, 19,04.

GE RGE C. BECK.

In presence of* Y y FRANK E. WELKER, HENRY L. NoWKA. 

